Oolite Bulletins

Also hitting f6 whilst burning away from pirates or police thus pressing the i key will give symbols of government and tech-level in the surrounding planets. Possibly avoiding more of the unwanteds on your tail. That was exactly how I discovered it! Thanks to all posters. To all who offered advice ...

I have just discovered a feature which I have never seen documented. If, in the local map, you press "I" (for information I suppose), then symbols are out against each system showing what tech level, type, political level etc it is. I am trying to work out a method of getting a screen grab...

I bought a homing beacon, which appeared as a weapon (looked like a mine). I deployed it, to mark the wreckage of a pirate, went back to the space station, refueled and re-armed. When I got back to the beacon I scooped it up, but all my weapon slots were full. I now don't seem to be able to buy anot...

As a fairly new (after a 20yr gap) player, I am still scrabbling to make money. I was in an asteroid field recently and tried some mining, (I have a mining laser in the rear (as it were!). It doesn't seem very worthwhile, but I have some comments - a tip and a question: 1) Tip: When using the rear g...

Thanks, guys. Two questions, three, same thing compared to space......

I am running the latest version of OOlite, on OSX 10.4.something on a Macbook. I like it, I had Elite on a BBC micro, and then I think and Atari ST in the 80s. However I have some problems with it. 1) I cannot switch missiles. Pressing "Y" or "y" does nothing. I bought a mine, it...